When having design reviews it would be handy to be able to markup the design with a simple drawing tool. Is there something built into SW to mark up the models and help point out features and changes simply and on the spot? Think microsoft paint built into Solid Works.

Maybe its not the exact thing you are looking for but have you looked at the recent enhancements to adding Comments in Solidworks 2017? You can now insert images and screenshots in your comments. These can be used for design review.2017 SOLIDWORKS Help - Comments

When having design reviews it would be handy to be able to markup the design with a simple drawing tool. Is there something built into SW to mark up the models and help point out features and changes simply and on the spot? Think microsoft paint built into Solid Works.

What would your expectations be around this type of functionality in solidworks? I have a few questions if you don't mind sharing your thoughts:

Would you want to export these or store them with the file (and thus mark the file as changed if you are using pdm)?

How structured would you want the markup to be? Would you expect something like notes that could be attached to geometry and could be kept flat to screen while the model rotates? Or would you just want to draw arrows and write stuff on a plane, kind of like a screenshot you can scribble on?

Do any of you use the comments function in SW now? If so, what would you think about storing the screenshots and markups there?

What would your expectations be around this type of functionality in solidworks? I have a few questions if you don't mind sharing your thoughts:

Would you want to export these or store them with the file (and thus mark the file as changed if you are using pdm)?

How structured would you want the markup to be? Would you expect something like notes that could be attached to geometry and could be kept flat to screen while the model rotates? Or would you just want to draw arrows and write stuff on a plane, kind of like a screenshot you can scribble on?

Do any of you use the comments function in SW now? If so, what would you think about storing the screenshots and markups there?

1. Store them in the file. Version could be bumped up in PDM.

2. Just draw stuff on the screen. Lets think of a great name for the tool to draw: maybe Sketch Ink?

3. Yes, I use them. Storing red lines in comments might work, if there would be a quick way to hide and show all red lines, or just selected red-lines.

Would you want to export these or store them with the file (and thus mark the file as changed if you are using pdm)?

How structured would you want the markup to be? Would you expect something like notes that could be attached to geometry and could be kept flat to screen while the model rotates? Or would you just want to draw arrows and write stuff on a plane, kind of like a screenshot you can scribble on?

Do any of you use the comments function in SW now? If so, what would you think about storing the screenshots and markups there?

Yes, store in file.

Draw arrows and write stuff on a plane, kind of like a screenshot you can scribble on.

Store on screen where I create them on its own layer that I can turn off.

I just saw a demo of the new RedLine 2018 by InfinityDRAW and it actually does almost everything that the people here suggested lol It's pretty awesome to be honest! Who knows, maybe they are listening after all and added in the features we asked for, what a concept! Lol

It even does the PDM workflow State bumping when you add a red line to a file in PDM as Alin siggested, super cool